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Senior Back-End Python Engineer New
ActivePrime.com
Remote, Work from Home, Remote

Job Title

Senior Back-End Python Engineer

Job Description

As a senior software engineer, you'll join a team tackling genuinely hard problems: distributed data processing at enterprise scale, complex deduplication algorithms, and systems that need to handle billions of records without breaking. The kind of challenges that require actual engineering thinking, not just tutorial-level code.

Ready to tackle complex engineering challenges that impact how the world's largest companies manage their data?

Who we are NOT looking for

  • Agencies
  • People who are looking for a side “hustle” or are starting their own business
  • Anyone with less than 7 years of experience

Restrictions

  • Telecommuting is OK
  • No Agencies Please

Requirements

Required Skills:

  • Very proficient with Linux at the terminal level
  • Test-driven development (TDD) and pytest proficiency
  • 7+ years Python experience
  • Polars experience
  • PostgreSQL expertise: schema design, optimization, advanced queries
  • Familiarity with, and adherence to, PEP guidelines and Python coding standards
  • RESTful API development and design best practices
  • Scalable architecture design for high-volume data environments
  • Security practices and vulnerability prevention
  • Bug identification and resolution with local testing
  • Thoughtful development centered around performance, deeply optimized code, and proper

code organization • Git version control with branching strategies • English fluency (written/verbal) • Cover letter requirement with specific opening line • Previous experience working for a US-based company.

About the Company

We're a small but rapidly growing Silicon Valley software company building a state-of-the-art SaaS platform that provides data cleansing solutions for customer relationship management (CRM) software.

Contact Info

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